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It was three years ago today that Lou Adler died. For decades he arguably was New York City’s best-known—and best—radio newsman. For me he was a mentor and friend. Lou began his radio career with CBS and became news director at the network’s New … [Read more...] about Remembering Lou Adler, now three years gone

To Chris Wallace: You’re to be forgiven if you’re having bad dreams about what could occur in the first Trump-Biden debate you’re about to moderate. I’ve refereed several broadcast debates over the years—but none so laden with so many perilous … [Read more...] about A little pre-debate advice for Chris Wallace

Among the many interesting people I interviewed in my 22 years as host of a radio talk show were Ed and Lorraine Warren, sometimes referred to as the “grandparents of paranormal investigation”. Their story is featured in a new two-hour … [Read more...] about Ed and Lorraine Warren

I worked my way through undergraduate school (and got much of my journalism education) by being a sportswriter for a pretty good smaller-city newspaper, The Bloomington, Ill., Pantagraph.Mostly I covered high school sports. But in October of 1967 I … [Read more...] about Batting behind Lou Brock

There's a group of former members of Congress who now label the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate as dysfunctional institutions incapable of meeting the needs of our troubled nation. The report by the Association of Former Members … [Read more...] about Congress at crossroads

In 1983 central Illinois was shocked by the killings of a young mother and her three children, a case that became the subject of my book, Reasonable Doubt. The husband and father, David Hendricks, was convicted and later acquitted of the murders. … [Read more...] about Eerie parallels to Hendricks case